Census Profile, 2016 Census
Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Saint John [Census metropolitan area], New Brunswick

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Saint John
New Brunswick
[Census metropolitan area]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 517,887 ... ... 126,202 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 468,251 ... ... 129,057r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.6 ... ... -2.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 181,159 ... ... 58,398 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 169,964 ... ... 52,872 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,636.8 ... ... 36.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 316.41 ... ... 3,509.62 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 517,885 256,400 261,485 126,200 60,830 65,370
0 to 14 years 92,550 47,860 44,680 20,305 10,295 10,015
0 to 4 years 29,090 15,010 14,085 6,255 3,150 3,105
5 to 9 years 32,055 16,675 15,380 7,065 3,630 3,435
10 to 14 years 31,400 16,180 15,220 6,990 3,515 3,480
15 to 64 years 352,350 174,490 177,860 82,945 40,310 42,635
15 to 19 years 34,330 17,880 16,455 7,385 3,815 3,570
20 to 24 years 35,075 18,445 16,630 7,270 3,690 3,585
25 to 29 years 33,770 16,820 16,950 6,925 3,430 3,500
30 to 34 years 36,540 17,715 18,825 7,135 3,420 3,715
35 to 39 years 36,040 17,265 18,775 7,705 3,640 4,070
40 to 44 years 36,325 17,350 18,975 8,365 4,000 4,365
45 to 49 years 37,195 18,135 19,060 8,590 4,110 4,480
50 to 54 years 38,020 18,960 19,060 10,330 4,975 5,355
55 to 59 years 34,785 17,180 17,605 10,050 4,790 5,260
60 to 64 years 30,265 14,735 15,530 9,185 4,455 4,730
65 years and over 72,990 34,045 38,940 22,950 10,230 12,720
65 to 69 years 25,545 12,325 13,220 7,955 3,775 4,180
70 to 74 years 17,970 8,610 9,350 5,585 2,665 2,920
75 to 79 years 12,560 5,945 6,620 3,830 1,770 2,065
80 to 84 years 8,470 3,920 4,550 2,710 1,125 1,580
85 years and over 8,445 3,240 5,200 2,875 895 1,980
85 to 89 years 5,275 2,230 3,040 1,735 595 1,140
90 to 94 years 2,360 785 1,575 845 240 610
95 to 99 years 680 175 500 245 60 185
100 years and over 130 45 85 45 5 40
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 17.9 18.7 17.1 16.1 16.9 15.3
15 to 64 years 68.0 68.1 68.0 65.7 66.3 65.2
65 years and over 14.1 13.3 14.9 18.2 16.8 19.5
85 years and over 1.6 1.3 2.0 2.3 1.5 3.0
Average age of the population 39.0 38.2 39.8 42.3 41.2 43.3
Median age of the population 38.7 37.7 39.6 43.8 42.7 44.8
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 169,965 ... ... 52,875 ... ...
Single-detached house 60,195 ... ... 31,895 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 6,055 ... ... 1,805 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,375 ... ... 17,435 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,495 ... ... 1,255 ... ...
Row house 26,630 ... ... 2,265 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 37,535 ... ... 3,820 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 34,560 ... ... 9,955 ... ...
Other single-attached house 160 ... ... 140 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,345 ... ... 1,735 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 169,965 ... ... 52,870 ... ...
1 person 34,515 ... ... 14,830 ... ...
2 persons 47,115 ... ... 19,790 ... ...
3 persons 28,225 ... ... 8,395 ... ...
4 persons 30,595 ... ... 6,660 ... ...
5 or more persons 29,510 ... ... 3,195 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 511,540 ... ... 123,520 ... ...
Average household size 3.0 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 425,340 208,540 216,800 105,895 50,540 55,355
Married or living common law 255,680 127,605 128,075 61,635 30,805 30,830
Married 232,650 116,095 116,550 51,505 25,740 25,765
Living common law 23,030 11,510 11,525 10,130 5,065 5,065
Not married and not living common law 169,660 80,930 88,725 44,260 19,730 24,525
Never married 116,675 63,800 52,870 27,405 14,255 13,145
Separated 10,195 4,215 5,985 3,475 1,460 2,015
Divorced 21,845 8,650 13,200 6,635 2,685 3,960
Widowed 20,945 4,265 16,680 6,745 1,330 5,415
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,495 ... ... 36,935 ... ...
2 persons 61,060 ... ... 20,305 ... ...
3 persons 32,880 ... ... 7,960 ... ...
4 persons 35,880 ... ... 6,250 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,680 ... ... 2,420 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.1 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,500 ... ... 36,935 ... ...
Total couple families 122,895 ... ... 30,310 ... ...
Married couples 111,380 ... ... 25,240 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,515 ... ... 5,060 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 21,605 ... ... 6,625 ... ...
Female parent 17,335 ... ... 5,320 ... ...
Male parent 4,270 ... ... 1,305 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 122,895 ... ... 30,310 ... ...
Couples without children 48,180 ... ... 16,070 ... ...
Couples with children 74,715 ... ... 14,235 ... ...
1 child 26,570 ... ... 6,185 ... ...
2 children 34,060 ... ... 5,770 ... ...
3 or more children 14,090 ... ... 2,280 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 21,600 ... ... 6,625 ... ...
1 child 12,880 ... ... 4,230 ... ...
2 children 6,315 ... ... 1,775 ... ...
3 or more children 2,405 ... ... 620 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 69,550 33,260 36,290 21,190 9,605 11,585
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 169,965 ... ... 52,870 ... ...
One-census-family households 115,660 ... ... 35,340 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 36,060 ... ... 15,425 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,605 ... ... 19,910 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 13,545 ... ... 785 ... ...
Non-census-family households 40,755 ... ... 16,740 ... ...
One-person households 34,515 ... ... 14,835 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 6,240 ... ... 1,910 ... ...
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 513,405 254,160 259,245 124,515 60,125 64,390
English only 456,620 229,945 226,665 104,830 51,730 53,100
French only 245 130 115 150 65 80
English and French 23,055 10,345 12,710 18,825 7,965 10,860
Neither English nor French 33,480 13,725 19,750 710 360 340
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 513,400 254,160 259,245 124,510 60,125 64,385
English 473,985 237,530 236,455 118,750 57,400 61,350
French 3,640 1,815 1,825 4,765 2,230 2,535
English and French 2,690 1,270 1,420 330 150 180
Neither English nor French 33,080 13,535 19,545 675 350 325
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 4,990 2,455 2,535 4,925 2,305 2,620
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 3.8 4.1
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 513,400 254,155 259,245 124,510 60,120 64,390
Single responses 491,865 243,460 248,410 123,465 59,650 63,815
Official languages 251,165 126,945 124,220 118,865 57,305 61,565
English 247,685 125,210 122,475 113,765 54,955 58,810
French 3,475 1,735 1,745 5,105 2,350 2,750
Non-official languages 240,700 116,510 124,190 4,600 2,350 2,255
Aboriginal languages 105 30 75 10 5 5
Algonquian languages 50 15 40 10 0 5
Blackfoot 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 10 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 5 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Malecite 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 5 10 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 5 5 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 5 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 5 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 5 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 240,600 116,480 124,120 4,590 2,345 2,245
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,190 3,690 3,500 820 470 355
Berber languages 5 0 5 5 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 780 370 405 20 10 15
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 20 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 755 365 395 20 10 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,385 3,305 3,080 800 460 340
Amharic 305 150 160 10 0 5
Arabic 4,940 2,560 2,380 725 415 310
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 435 215 220 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 390 215 175 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 55 30 25 65 40 25
Maltese 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 155 80 75 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,010 3,260 3,750 105 50 55
Khmer (Cambodian) 650 290 360 0 0 5
Vietnamese 6,365 2,965 3,395 100 45 50
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,825 9,065 11,760 235 85 150
Bikol 65 30 35 0 0 0
Cebuano 860 350 505 20 5 10
Fijian 210 105 105 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 260 115 145 0 0 5
Ilocano 1,045 435 610 10 0 5
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 430 190 240 5 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 110 50 60 5 5 0
Pangasinan 85 35 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 17,540 7,660 9,885 200 75 125
Waray-Waray 35 20 15 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 185 80 110 0 0 0
Creole languages 260 130 125 10 0 5
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 155 80 80 0 5 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 5 5 0
Dravidian languages 1,735 880 850 65 30 35
Kannada 55 30 30 10 5 5
Malayalam 695 350 345 15 5 10
Tamil 790 405 385 15 10 5
Telugu 170 95 80 25 15 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 35 20 15 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 157,060 77,565 79,500 1,740 910 830
Albanian 315 160 155 5 5 0
Armenian 95 50 45 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 7,515 3,615 3,905 300 145 155
Baltic languages 50 20 30 0 5 0
Latvian 25 15 10 5 0 0
Lithuanian 25 5 15 0 0 0
Slavic languages 7,465 3,590 3,875 300 145 155
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 150 75 75 15 5 5
Bulgarian 110 55 55 0 0 0
Croatian 670 335 335 15 10 5
Czech 450 210 240 10 0 5
Macedonian 10 5 5 5 0 0
Polish 2,515 1,245 1,270 40 20 20
Russian 1,795 830 965 160 75 85
Serbian 470 250 220 5 0 5
Serbo-Croatian 85 50 40 5 5 0
Slovak 290 135 155 10 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 90 45 45 5 5 5
Ukrainian 800 345 455 40 20 25
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages 40 20 25 10 0 10
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 5 5 0
Welsh 20 5 10 5 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages 6,660 3,115 3,545 345 175 175
Afrikaans 220 100 120 5 5 0
Danish 415 215 200 20 10 5
Dutch 1,545 720 825 135 75 60
Frisian 30 10 20 0 0 0
German 4,070 1,885 2,185 165 70 95
Icelandic 30 10 15 5 0 5
Norwegian 150 70 80 10 10 5
Swedish 135 60 75 10 0 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 25 15 0 0 0
Yiddish 15 5 5 5 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 600 310 285 75 50 25
Indo-Iranian languages 131,600 65,300 66,300 465 265 200
Indo-Aryan languages 128,070 63,475 64,595 285 175 115
Bengali 685 350 335 65 35 25
Gujarati 1,485 740 745 20 10 10
Hindi 13,260 6,345 6,915 55 40 10
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 65 30 40 0 0 0
Marathi 80 35 40 15 5 5
Nepali 410 215 200 35 15 15
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 106,100 52,785 53,315 25 15 5
Sindhi 210 105 100 5 0 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 680 335 340 0 0 0
Urdu 5,075 2,520 2,555 80 45 30
Iranian languages 3,410 1,760 1,650 180 90 85
Kurdish 170 95 70 20 10 10
Pashto 525 280 245 5 5 0
Persian (Farsi) 2,710 1,385 1,335 150 75 75
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 10,235 5,005 5,230 530 270 260
Catalan 10 10 5 0 0 0
Italian 1,335 715 620 95 50 45
Portuguese 1,435 660 770 75 40 40
Romanian 715 365 350 55 30 25
Spanish 6,730 3,250 3,485 295 145 150
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Japanese 1,075 385 690 20 0 15
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Korean 8,065 3,770 4,300 480 235 245
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 5 0 0
Mongolian 20 15 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,030 535 495 105 55 50
Akan (Twi) 185 115 75 15 5 5
Bamanankan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Edo 50 30 20 0 0 0
Ewe 30 20 15 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 15 5 10 0 0 0
Ganda 15 10 5 0 0 0
Igbo 65 35 30 15 5 5
Lingala 20 10 10 5 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 25 30 5 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 10 25 5 0 0
Shona 45 15 25 5 5 0
Swahili 215 110 105 20 10 5
Wolof 0 5 5 0 0 0
Yoruba 85 55 35 10 10 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 210 95 120 25 10 15
Nilo-Saharan languages 95 40 55 0 0 0
Dinka 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 0 0 0
Sign languages 185 100 85 25 15 15
American Sign Language 70 35 35 10 5 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 115 65 45 15 10 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,570 15,880 17,690 895 445 445
Chinese languages 32,780 15,480 17,305 890 450 445
Cantonese 7,095 3,350 3,740 100 50 55
Hakka 215 100 115 5 5 0
Mandarin 22,885 10,790 12,095 690 345 340
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 630 690 5 5 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 165 175 30 10 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 865 415 450 65 35 25
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 790 400 390 0 0 0
Burmese 335 185 150 0 0 0
Karenic languages 335 160 175 0 0 0
Tibetan 60 25 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 780 340 435 10 5 10
Lao 525 270 255 0 0 0
Thai 250 65 190 10 5 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 205 185 25 15 10
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 5 0 5
Turkish 260 145 115 20 15 5
Uyghur 60 30 35 0 0 0
Uzbek 20 10 5 0 5 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,170 545 625 55 25 30
Estonian 60 30 30 5 0 5
Finnish 240 105 135 10 5 5
Hungarian 870 410 455 45 20 25
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 45 5 5 0
Multiple responses 21,540 10,695 10,840 1,045 475 570
English and French 775 380 395 660 300 365
English and non-official language 20,190 10,050 10,145 360 165 195
French and non-official language 270 135 135 15 5 10
English, French and non-official language 295 135 160 15 5 10
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 513,400 254,155 259,245 124,515 60,120 64,385
Single responses 459,485 227,590 231,885 123,280 59,555 63,725
Official languages 305,320 152,610 152,710 120,440 58,115 62,325
English 304,195 152,030 152,170 118,525 57,195 61,320
French 1,125 585 540 1,920 915 1,005
Non-official languages 154,160 74,980 79,175 2,840 1,440 1,400
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 154,145 74,980 79,170 2,840 1,440 1,395
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,770 2,375 2,400 695 375 320
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 455 200 255 20 10 5
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 5 0 0 0
Somali 445 190 255 20 5 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,315 2,175 2,140 685 365 315
Amharic 135 60 75 0 0 0
Arabic 3,450 1,740 1,710 610 330 275
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 300 150 150 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 280 150 125 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 75 35 40
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 75 35 35 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 30 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,560 2,130 2,430 85 35 45
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 190 210 0 0 0
Vietnamese 4,165 1,940 2,220 80 35 50
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,225 4,235 4,985 105 50 50
Bikol 15 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 305 130 170 10 10 5
Fijian 60 40 30 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 60 30 30 0 0 0
Ilocano 345 155 185 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 110 50 60 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,240 3,785 4,455 90 45 45
Waray-Waray 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 25 0 0 0
Creole languages 150 70 80 0 0 5
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 105 50 60 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 885 440 445 20 10 10
Kannada 25 10 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 365 180 180 10 5 5
Tamil 410 200 210 5 0 0
Telugu 80 45 40 5 5 5
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 5 0 0
Indo-European languages 100,595 49,680 50,920 715 355 360
Albanian 200 90 100 5 5 5
Armenian 35 15 20 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 145 75 70
Baltic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 150 75 75
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 70 35 40 5 5 5
Bulgarian 50 30 20 0 0 0
Croatian 190 90 100 5 0 0
Czech 135 65 65 0 0 0
Macedonian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 1,030 505 525 10 0 5
Russian 1,035 505 530 100 50 55
Serbian 205 110 95 5 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 0 0 0
Slovak 85 40 40 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 5 5 0
Ukrainian 250 110 140 25 10 10
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 5 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 665 300 365 30 15 25
Afrikaans 100 45 60 0 0 0
Danish 25 10 10 0 0 0
Dutch 105 45 65 20 10 10
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 390 180 210 10 0 5
Icelandic 10 5 5 0 0 0
Norwegian 15 5 10 5 0 0
Swedish 10 5 5 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 190 100 90 30 10 15
Indo-Iranian languages 91,725 45,365 46,360 270 140 130
Indo-Aryan languages 89,565 44,275 45,295 150 80 75
Bengali 410 210 200 40 15 20
Gujarati 735 340 395 10 10 5
Hindi 6,885 3,280 3,605 15 5 5
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 5 5 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 5 0 0
Nepali 245 120 120 25 15 15
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 77,615 38,520 39,090 5 0 0
Sindhi 80 40 45 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 140 150 0 0 0
Urdu 3,260 1,600 1,655 45 25 20
Iranian languages 2,065 1,045 1,025 120 65 60
Kurdish 110 60 45 10 5 5
Pashto 315 160 155 10 5 5
Persian (Farsi) 1,640 820 820 100 55 50
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 4,695 2,300 2,395 230 105 120
Catalan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Italian 240 110 125 30 15 15
Portuguese 510 240 270 30 15 20
Romanian 310 155 155 30 15 10
Spanish 3,630 1,790 1,835 145 75 75
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 450 190 260 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 6,435 3,015 3,420 405 200 200
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 5 0 0
Mongolian 10 5 5 0 0 5
Niger-Congo languages 340 155 185 55 25 25
Akan (Twi) 70 40 30 5 5 5
Bamanankan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Edo 15 10 5 0 0 0
Ewe 5 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 10 0 10 0 0 0
Lingala 10 5 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 5 20 5 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 10 20 0 0 0
Shona 10 5 5 0 0 0
Swahili 85 35 55 25 15 10
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 15 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 15 25 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 40 10 25 0 0 0
Sign languages 230 120 105 35 15 15
American Sign Language 85 40 45 10 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 80 65 20 10 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 25,545 12,120 13,430 700 360 340
Chinese languages 24,905 11,790 13,115 700 355 340
Cantonese 4,620 2,180 2,440 60 30 25
Hakka 60 25 35 0 0 0
Mandarin 18,820 8,910 9,910 560 285 280
Min Dong 0 0 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 625 300 330 5 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 195 90 100 30 15 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 555 265 285 40 25 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 640 325 310 0 0 0
Burmese 285 155 130 0 0 0
Karenic languages 310 155 160 0 0 0
Tibetan 25 15 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 375 175 200 5 0 0
Lao 270 135 135 0 0 0
Thai 105 40 65 5 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 180 95 85 10 5 5
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 0 0 0
Turkish 125 65 55 10 5 0
Uyghur 30 15 15 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 300 135 165 15 10 5
Estonian 20 5 10 0 0 0
Finnish 45 20 25 0 0 0
Hungarian 240 115 130 15 5 5
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 0 0 0
Multiple responses 53,920 26,565 27,355 1,230 565 665
English and French 525 245 285 470 205 265
English and non-official language 52,775 26,050 26,725 725 345 380
French and non-official language 120 45 70 10 5 5
English, French and non-official language 500 225 280 30 10 15
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 513,400 254,160 259,245 124,510 60,125 64,390
None 395,270 196,135 199,135 118,285 57,235 61,050
English 57,240 28,705 28,530 2,050 985 1,070
French 2,525 1,150 1,375 2,870 1,250 1,625
Non-official language 56,675 27,335 29,340 1,190 605 590
Aboriginal 95 40 55 10 5 5
Non-Aboriginal 56,580 27,295 29,285 1,185 595 585
English and French 200 100 100 35 15 15
English and non-official language 1,100 540 560 30 15 15
French and non-official language 375 180 195 45 20 30
English, French and non-official language 10 10 10 0 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 419,060 205,495 213,570 103,260 49,455 53,800
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 397,735 195,290 202,440 98,060 46,840 51,220
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,822 36,533 24,663 33,488 41,556 27,507
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 398,230 195,735 202,495 98,095 46,845 51,255
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,200 32,228 23,441 30,105 36,313 25,333
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 349,505 176,850 172,655 87,015 42,825 44,190
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 37,122 23,748 31,917 39,650 25,490
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 285,365 122,180 163,185 68,895 28,770 40,125
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,266 1,478 4,330 7,174 7,920 6,728
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 301,705 156,635 145,070 71,070 35,970 35,095
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,804 37,394 25,015 33,302 40,408 27,521
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 419,065 205,530 213,540 103,235 49,500 53,735
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 397,880 195,320 202,560 98,075 46,935 51,145
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,978 47,640 32,589 42,904 51,854 34,692
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 398,370 195,760 202,605 98,105 46,940 51,160
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,815 39,183 28,628 35,606 41,978 29,760
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 350,080 176,880 173,200 86,990 42,980 44,005
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,195 48,434 31,782 41,732 50,851 32,826
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 285,325 122,325 163,000 69,280 29,075 40,215
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,430 6,033 6,728 8,340 8,536 8,199
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 301,705 156,380 145,325 71,080 35,995 35,085
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,014 47,626 31,823 42,524 50,906 33,926
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 419,065 205,525 213,540 103,235 49,500 53,735
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 124,605 72,975 51,630 36,500 19,535 16,965
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,026 55,725 44,357 49,189 57,978 42,811
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,318 66,016 49,850 59,297 68,297 48,932
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 88.5 92.1 83.4 86.6 90.1 81.8
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.6 79.6 69.8 71.7 75.3 66.6
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.5 7.9 16.6 13.4 9.9 18.2
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 419,065 205,495 213,570 103,255 49,455 53,800
Without total income 21,330 10,205 11,125 5,200 2,620 2,585
With total income 397,735 195,295 202,445 98,055 46,835 51,220
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.8 95.0 94.7 95.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 69,415 28,885 40,535 13,400 5,530 7,875
$10,000 to $19,999 76,230 31,215 45,015 16,000 5,730 10,270
$20,000 to $29,999 54,095 23,260 30,840 15,295 5,800 9,490
$30,000 to $39,999 46,405 21,720 24,690 12,465 5,565 6,900
$40,000 to $49,999 39,630 19,750 19,880 10,860 5,170 5,690
$50,000 to $59,999 30,080 16,185 13,890 7,585 4,240 3,345
$60,000 to $69,999 22,130 13,355 8,775 5,635 3,395 2,235
$70,000 to $79,999 15,900 10,105 5,790 4,445 2,495 1,950
$80,000 to $89,999 12,205 7,815 4,400 3,335 1,960 1,375
$90,000 to $99,999 8,375 5,565 2,815 2,365 1,635 735
$100,000 and over 23,265 17,445 5,820 6,680 5,320 1,360
$100,000 to $149,999 16,225 11,865 4,360 4,795 3,780 1,010
$150,000 and over 7,040 5,580 1,460 1,880 1,535 345
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 419,065 205,495 213,570 103,260 49,455 53,805
Without after-tax income 20,830 9,760 11,070 5,160 2,615 2,550
With after-tax income 398,230 195,735 202,495 98,090 46,845 51,250
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.3 94.8 95.0 94.7 95.3
Under $10,000 (including loss) 71,655 30,315 41,335 13,975 5,615 8,360
$10,000 to $19,999 79,805 33,255 46,555 17,040 6,170 10,870
$20,000 to $29,999 64,300 28,495 35,805 17,885 7,095 10,785
$30,000 to $39,999 54,050 26,070 27,975 15,455 7,150 8,305
$40,000 to $49,999 42,865 22,185 20,685 11,400 6,095 5,305
$50,000 to $59,999 29,110 17,155 11,955 7,610 4,515 3,100
$60,000 to $69,999 19,245 12,240 7,005 5,425 3,150 2,275
$70,000 to $79,999 13,140 8,310 4,835 3,465 2,415 1,045
$80,000 and over 24,065 17,720 6,345 5,840 4,630 1,215
$80,000 to $89,999 7,915 5,410 2,510 2,000 1,560 440
$90,000 to $99,999 4,725 3,505 1,220 1,245 980 260
$100,000 and over 11,420 8,805 2,615 2,595 2,085 510
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 419,065 205,495 213,570 103,255 49,455 53,800
Without employment income 117,355 48,860 68,500 32,185 13,480 18,700
With employment income 301,710 156,635 145,070 71,070 35,970 35,095
Percentage with employment income 72.0 76.2 67.9 68.8 72.7 65.2
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,110 18,615 22,490 8,965 4,190 4,775
$5,000 to $9,999 24,800 10,380 14,425 5,370 2,310 3,060
$10,000 to $19,999 44,505 19,570 24,935 9,240 3,800 5,440
$20,000 to $29,999 37,220 17,150 20,065 9,330 3,810 5,525
$30,000 to $39,999 34,510 16,805 17,705 8,220 3,730 4,485
$40,000 to $49,999 30,535 15,565 14,970 7,180 3,360 3,820
$50,000 to $59,999 23,420 13,180 10,240 5,085 2,880 2,205
$60,000 to $69,999 17,575 11,210 6,365 4,095 2,435 1,660
$70,000 to $79,999 12,945 8,490 4,455 3,635 1,955 1,685
$80,000 and over 35,085 25,660 9,425 9,950 7,505 2,445
$80,000 to $89,999 10,220 6,655 3,565 2,695 1,625 1,075
$90,000 to $99,999 6,800 4,735 2,065 1,915 1,405 515
$100,000 and over 18,065 14,270 3,795 5,335 4,475 855
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 169,965 ... ... 52,870 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,494 ... ... 63,737 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,060 ... ... 55,847 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 34,515 ... ... 14,835 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,675 ... ... 31,282 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,381 ... ... 28,200 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,445 ... ... 38,040 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,657 ... ... 81,243 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,548 ... ... 70,134 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 169,965 ... ... 52,875 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,586 ... ... 79,586 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,256 ... ... 66,067 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 34,500 ... ... 14,840 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,234 ... ... 39,163 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,166 ... ... 33,072 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,465 ... ... 38,030 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 105,900 ... ... 95,364 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,720 ... ... 78,946 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 169,965 ... ... 52,875 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,065 ... ... 790 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,950 ... ... 1,370 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,975 ... ... 1,105 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,235 ... ... 2,535 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,585 ... ... 2,660 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,820 ... ... 2,400 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,990 ... ... 2,540 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,400 ... ... 2,550 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,490 ... ... 2,400 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,550 ... ... 2,370 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,000 ... ... 4,240 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,310 ... ... 3,785 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,340 ... ... 3,470 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,095 ... ... 3,005 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,675 ... ... 2,685 ... ...
$100,000 and over 61,475 ... ... 14,970 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 20,385 ... ... 5,225 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,075 ... ... 3,625 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,450 ... ... 3,725 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,570 ... ... 2,395 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 169,965 ... ... 52,875 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,255 ... ... 810 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,985 ... ... 1,385 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,030 ... ... 1,130 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,435 ... ... 2,680 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,340 ... ... 3,035 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,915 ... ... 2,730 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 2,985 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,650 ... ... 3,050 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,985 ... ... 2,890 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,785 ... ... 2,715 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,970 ... ... 5,025 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,950 ... ... 4,455 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,175 ... ... 3,890 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,775 ... ... 3,185 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,275 ... ... 2,760 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,105 ... ... 10,145 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,380 ... ... 4,810 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,780 ... ... 2,615 ... ...
$150,000 and over 15,950 ... ... 2,725 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 132,070 ... ... 36,640 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,793 ... ... 81,540 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,901 ... ... 70,277 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.5 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 35,330 ... ... 15,045 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,991 ... ... 75,077 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,731 ... ... 65,226 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 73,685 ... ... 14,440 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,953 ... ... 112,542 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,865 ... ... 93,706 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,180 ... ... 6,160 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,135 ... ... 43,187 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,352 ... ... 40,763 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 131,980 ... ... 36,655 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,987 ... ... 95,824 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,838 ... ... 79,202 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 35,250 ... ... 15,115 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,517 ... ... 88,345 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,370 ... ... 73,011 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 73,805 ... ... 14,470 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,698 ... ... 122,911 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,378 ... ... 100,043 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,050 ... ... 6,110 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,818 ... ... 51,625 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,188 ... ... 45,810 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 52,060 26,955 25,105 18,825 8,615 10,210
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,548 32,897 30,263 29,275 31,808 27,673
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,501 29,419 27,643 26,715 28,364 25,664
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 51,935 26,555 25,385 18,735 8,430 10,305
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,475 40,766 38,124 37,146 40,479 34,420
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 33,616 34,316 32,884 31,510 33,465 29,910
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 511,540 253,320 258,220 123,520 59,720 63,800
In the bottom half of the distribution 263,500 128,320 135,180 65,870 30,655 35,220
In the bottom decile 53,940 26,540 27,400 14,105 6,585 7,515
In the second decile 49,270 23,365 25,905 13,500 5,895 7,605
In the third decile 51,145 24,800 26,350 12,795 5,915 6,880
In the fourth decile 54,560 26,650 27,905 12,880 6,155 6,725
In the fifth decile 54,580 26,960 27,615 12,595 6,105 6,490
In the top half of the distribution 248,040 125,000 123,035 57,650 29,065 28,585
In the sixth decile 54,190 26,860 27,335 12,635 6,290 6,350
In the seventh decile 53,400 26,775 26,620 12,610 6,275 6,340
In the eighth decile 52,060 26,370 25,685 12,300 6,155 6,145
In the ninth decile 48,155 24,395 23,760 11,790 6,015 5,770
In the top decile 40,240 20,600 19,640 8,315 4,330 3,985
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 511,540 253,325 258,215 123,520 59,720 63,800
0 to 17 years 112,320 58,195 54,120 24,660 12,495 12,165
0 to 5 years 35,185 18,145 17,040 7,580 3,805 3,775
18 to 64 years 330,060 162,380 167,680 77,785 37,580 40,200
65 years and over 69,165 32,745 36,420 21,080 9,650 11,435
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 75,640 36,500 39,145 20,650 9,310 11,340
0 to 17 years 21,985 11,355 10,625 5,695 2,915 2,780
0 to 5 years 6,795 3,440 3,350 2,000 1,025 980
18 to 64 years 44,940 21,345 23,600 11,730 5,210 6,520
65 years and over 8,715 3,795 4,915 3,225 1,185 2,040
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.4 15.2 16.7 15.6 17.8
0 to 17 years (%) 19.6 19.5 19.6 23.1 23.3 22.9
0 to 5 years (%) 19.3 19.0 19.7 26.4 26.9 26.0
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.1 14.1 15.1 13.9 16.2
65 years and over (%) 12.6 11.6 13.5 15.3 12.3 17.8
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 60,260 29,565 30,695 10,475 5,030 5,440
0 to 17 years 16,925 8,705 8,225 2,820 1,460 1,360
0 to 5 years 5,170 2,595 2,575 1,060 535 520
18 to 64 years 38,355 18,710 19,645 7,145 3,385 3,760
65 years and over 4,980 2,150 2,825 510 185 315
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.8 11.7 11.9 8.5 8.4 8.5
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.0 15.2 11.4 11.7 11.2
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.3 15.1 14.0 14.1 13.8
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.5 11.7 9.2 9.0 9.4
65 years and over (%) 7.2 6.6 7.8 2.4 1.9 2.8
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 511,540 253,265 258,275 123,520 59,740 63,780
Official languages 478,215 239,765 238,450 122,825 59,380 63,450
English 478,010 239,640 238,370 122,655 59,325 63,330
French 22,960 10,450 12,510 18,910 8,090 10,815
Non-official languages 287,750 139,540 148,210 6,420 3,205 3,210
Aboriginal languages 225 80 140 45 10 35
Algonquian languages 95 30 65 35 0 30
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 45 20 25 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 20 10 10 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 10 35 0 35
Malecite 0 0 0 15 0 10
Mi'kmaq 10 0 10 20 0 20
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 10 35 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 45 10 30 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 10 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 20 20 10 0 0 0
Inuit languages 20 10 10 0 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 20 0 10 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 45 10 30 10 10 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 10 0 10 0 0 0
Okanagan 35 15 20 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 10 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 15 0 10 0 0 0
Haisla 10 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 287,525 139,460 148,070 6,375 3,195 3,180
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,070 4,570 4,500 920 495 425
Berber languages 30 10 20 10 10 10
Kabyle 25 10 15 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 15 10 10
Cushitic languages 1,055 460 600 10 10 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 1,045 455 590 10 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 8,065 4,130 3,935 910 485 420
Amharic 505 240 265 20 15 10
Arabic 6,835 3,510 3,320 750 420 335
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 480 245 235 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 475 240 235 0 0 0
Harari 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 220 135 80 140 55 85
Maltese 55 15 40 0 0 0
Tigrigna 220 135 85 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 230 115 110 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 10 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,750 4,205 4,545 140 55 90
Khmer (Cambodian) 770 350 425 0 0 0
Vietnamese 8,025 3,880 4,145 140 55 85
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 26,440 11,550 14,885 180 50 135
Bikol 115 50 60 0 0 0
Cebuano 1,180 445 730 15 0 15
Fijian 540 320 225 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 335 175 160 0 0 10
Ilocano 1,285 495 785 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,010 425 590 25 0 25
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 140 70 70 0 0 0
Pangasinan 95 45 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 24,320 10,560 13,760 140 40 100
Waray-Waray 65 35 30 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 125 0 0 0
Creole languages 735 385 355 15 10 10
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 460 235 225 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 20 10 10
Dravidian languages 2,575 1,375 1,205 90 50 35
Kannada 105 35 65 30 20 15
Malayalam 1,020 555 470 15 10 10
Tamil 1,315 705 610 20 20 10
Telugu 290 170 120 25 15 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 10 10 0
Indo-European languages 191,080 94,570 96,515 2,925 1,480 1,440
Albanian 445 205 240 0 0 0
Armenian 160 95 65 0 10 0
Balto-Slavic languages 8,790 4,340 4,450 420 240 180
Baltic languages 35 20 20 10 0 0
Latvian 20 15 0 0 10 0
Lithuanian 15 0 15 0 0 0
Slavic languages 8,760 4,330 4,430 415 235 185
Belarusan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 270 135 135 15 10 10
Bulgarian 185 80 105 0 0 0
Croatian 870 445 425 15 10 0
Czech 540 255 290 20 15 10
Macedonian 25 10 10 10 10 10
Polish 2,830 1,420 1,415 55 35 20
Russian 2,490 1,225 1,265 245 125 120
Serbian 650 340 305 10 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 40 15 10 10
Slovak 390 185 205 15 0 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 70 50 0 0 0
Ukrainian 1,060 450 605 120 65 60
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 0 10 0
Celtic languages 85 40 50 15 0 10
Scottish Gaelic 50 30 15 10 0 10
Welsh 25 10 25 0 0 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages 8,745 4,080 4,665 635 265 365
Afrikaans 585 260 320 25 0 20
Danish 390 165 225 15 0 10
Dutch 1,815 840 980 145 70 80
Frisian 35 20 20 10 10 0
German 5,675 2,705 2,965 440 185 255
Icelandic 15 10 0 10 0 0
Norwegian 190 90 100 25 15 10
Swedish 300 135 170 15 0 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 10 10 0
Yiddish 25 15 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Greek 900 475 430 95 65 30
Indo-Iranian languages 157,915 78,645 79,265 680 415 265
Indo-Aryan languages 154,075 76,740 77,340 420 260 160
Bengali 980 485 495 60 35 25
Gujarati 2,060 995 1,065 30 10 15
Hindi 39,080 18,940 20,140 300 180 120
Kashmiri 15 10 10 0 0 0
Konkani 70 35 35 0 0 0
Marathi 165 80 90 10 10 10
Nepali 465 225 240 10 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 128,515 64,430 64,090 40 45 0
Sindhi 380 195 185 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 950 510 445 0 0 0
Urdu 7,950 4,050 3,900 115 80 35
Iranian languages 4,295 2,150 2,145 270 155 110
Kurdish 315 175 140 35 15 15
Pashto 795 430 365 20 15 0
Persian (Farsi) 3,485 1,735 1,750 220 135 90
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 15,840 7,670 8,170 1,170 540 640
Catalan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Italian 2,170 1,180 995 135 70 60
Portuguese 1,930 875 1,060 85 35 45
Romanian 840 450 390 65 25 35
Spanish 11,310 5,340 5,965 940 415 520
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 10 0 10
Japanese 2,035 910 1,125 90 30 55
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Korean 8,915 4,165 4,745 510 270 235
Mongolic languages 55 35 20 0 0 0
Mongolian 55 30 20 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,870 960 910 235 120 120
Akan (Twi) 240 140 95 25 0 25
Bamanankan 0 0 0 30 10 15
Edo 75 40 30 0 0 0
Ewe 45 30 10 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 65 40 25 0 0 0
Ganda 30 15 10 0 0 0
Igbo 90 45 35 40 35 10
Lingala 90 45 50 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 20 35 0 10 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 85 35 50 10 0 0
Shona 60 30 25 15 0 10
Swahili 620 350 270 65 25 40
Wolof 10 0 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 255 125 125 10 10 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 450 180 270 40 15 25
Nilo-Saharan languages 70 40 30 0 0 0
Dinka 10 15 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 20 35 0 0 0
Sign languages 645 195 445 350 120 230
American Sign Language 315 75 240 165 50 110
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 355 130 215 195 75 120
Sino-Tibetan languages 37,450 17,735 19,715 1,085 575 510
Chinese languages 36,485 17,235 19,250 1,085 575 505
Cantonese 9,360 4,395 4,960 190 70 120
Hakka 275 130 150 0 0 0
Mandarin 28,980 13,620 15,360 840 455 390
Min Dong 10 10 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,865 885 980 10 10 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 385 170 215 40 25 20
Chinese, n.o.s. 840 385 460 110 65 50
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 10 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,020 525 495 0 0 0
Burmese 475 255 220 0 0 0
Karenic languages 495 235 265 0 0 0
Tibetan 90 55 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 50 15 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,015 450 565 20 0 20
Lao 690 335 350 0 0 0
Thai 415 145 265 20 0 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 465 250 215 55 40 10
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 0 0 0
Turkish 395 220 175 55 40 10
Uyghur 35 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 25 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,510 700 810 65 40 25
Estonian 80 35 45 10 0 0
Finnish 295 125 175 10 15 0
Hungarian 1,140 540 595 45 25 25
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 185 95 90 10 10 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 511,540 253,265 258,275 123,520 59,740 63,780
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 439,690 218,815 220,870 119,810 57,860 61,950
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,480 53,305 49,175 24,000 12,150 11,855
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 337,215 165,515 171,700 95,810 45,715 50,095
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 71,850 34,445 37,405 3,705 1,880 1,830
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 511,540 253,265 258,275 123,520 59,745 63,780
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 281,190 142,415 138,775 116,145 56,035 60,110
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 220,155 105,615 114,540 6,645 3,240 3,400
Before 1981 37,055 18,325 18,725 2,235 1,015 1,220
1981 to 1990 25,490 12,275 13,220 570 315 255
1991 to 2000 52,570 25,120 27,455 520 265 255
2001 to 2010 68,700 32,460 36,235 1,320 660 665
2001 to 2005 32,005 14,965 17,040 435 210 225
2006 to 2010 36,695 17,500 19,200 885 445 440
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 36,340 17,435 18,905 1,995 985 1,010
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 10,195 5,235 4,960 730 465 260
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 220,155 105,615 114,535 6,645 3,240 3,400
Under 5 years 16,360 8,585 7,780 855 380 475
5 to 14 years 31,945 16,425 15,520 1,370 690 680
15 to 24 years 55,145 24,875 30,280 1,015 515 495
25 to 44 years 83,940 40,600 43,340 2,795 1,325 1,470
45 years and over 32,755 15,135 17,625 605 325 285
Immigrants by selected place of birthThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 220,155 105,615 114,540 6,645 3,240 3,400
Americas 11,340 5,300 6,045 1,260 610 650
Brazil 330 125 210 20 15 10
Colombia 650 290 360 25 10 10
El Salvador 1,385 745 645 10 10 0
Guyana 205 90 115 0 0 0
Haiti 85 30 55 10 0 0
Jamaica 615 335 280 20 10 10
Mexico 890 355 540 45 10 40
Peru 320 160 155 25 10 10
Trinidad and Tobago 385 185 200 45 25 20
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,915 1,780 2,135 875 405 470
Other places of birth in Americas 2,560 1,205 1,360 185 105 85
Europe 25,910 12,925 12,990 2,265 1,075 1,190
Bosnia and Herzegovina 450 230 220 15 10 10
Croatia 500 255 250 25 15 10
France 245 100 145 40 20 20
Germany 2,450 1,195 1,255 165 55 105
Greece 420 220 200 65 45 25
Hungary 715 370 340 20 10 10
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 340 180 155 30 0 30
Italy 940 510 430 25 20 0
Netherlands 1,355 690 660 115 70 50
Poland 2,235 1,110 1,125 40 20 15
Portugal 810 400 410 40 25 15
Romania 700 360 340 50 20 35
Russian Federation 780 310 460 50 25 25
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 310 155 150 10 0 0
Ukraine 710 365 345 70 40 40
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 9,655 4,875 4,775 1,340 625 720
Other places of birth in Europe 3,300 1,585 1,715 155 75 75
Africa 7,000 3,545 3,450 360 175 190
Algeria 85 60 30 15 10 0
Egypt 355 175 180 20 15 10
Ethiopia 455 220 240 10 10 0
Kenya 705 370 340 15 0 15
Morocco 180 90 95 20 15 10
Nigeria 585 310 275 20 10 10
Somalia 600 270 330 0 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 1,010 495 515 45 20 30
Other places of birth in Africa 3,010 1,555 1,455 210 90 115
Asia 166,110 79,380 86,730 2,700 1,355 1,345
Afghanistan 1,660 800 860 15 10 0
Bangladesh 615 310 305 15 10 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,490 8,650 9,840 680 355 330
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,370 1,095 1,275 20 15 10
India 81,730 39,960 41,775 230 130 100
IranCensus data footnote 61 965 545 420 160 95 60
Iraq 2,580 1,305 1,270 15 0 15
Japan 755 240 520 35 0 35
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,455 3,070 3,385 450 235 220
Lebanon 510 250 260 90 45 45
Pakistan 4,985 2,490 2,495 70 45 25
Philippines 24,120 10,630 13,485 140 50 95
Sri Lanka 1,365 735 620 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 895 435 465 345 185 160
Taiwan 5,335 2,460 2,870 30 10 20
Viet Nam 5,355 2,515 2,840 115 50 65
Other places of birth in Asia 7,945 3,885 4,060 275 125 155
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 9,790 4,465 5,325 55 20 30
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 36,335 17,435 18,900 1,995 985 1,010
Americas 1,430 740 690 150 70 80
Brazil 105 40 70 10 10 0
Colombia 80 45 35 0 0 0
Cuba 0 10 0 0 0 0
Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 60 35 20 10 0 10
Mexico 245 125 125 10 0 10
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 420 240 175 120 60 65
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 490 240 255 10 0 10
Europe 1,295 665 630 140 55 85
France 15 10 10 10 0 0
Germany 65 40 30 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 35 10 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 0 10 10 10 0
Romania 65 25 35 10 0 10
Russian Federation 55 20 40 25 10 20
Ukraine 140 55 90 25 15 15
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 480 280 195 40 20 20
Other places of birth in Europe 425 200 225 35 10 30
Africa 1,505 765 745 145 75 75
Algeria 15 15 0 0 10 0
Cameroon 15 0 10 15 10 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70 50 25 50 25 20
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 10 0 0 0
Egypt 55 45 20 0 0 0
Eritrea 80 35 50 0 0 0
Ethiopia 45 30 20 0 0 0
Morocco 45 25 25 0 10 0
Nigeria 215 100 115 0 0 0
Somalia 250 100 150 0 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 120 80 45 0 0 0
Tunisia 15 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 560 280 280 60 20 40
Asia 31,595 15,020 16,570 1,535 780 755
Afghanistan 265 130 135 0 0 0
Bangladesh 95 45 50 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,645 2,150 2,495 495 275 215
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 125 35 90 0 0 0
India 15,020 7,510 7,505 80 55 30
IranCensus data footnote 61 180 85 95 75 40 40
Iraq 1,090 530 560 0 0 0
Israel 15 10 10 115 50 65
Japan 80 10 75 10 0 10
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,080 510 570 170 85 85
Lebanon 75 35 40 65 40 30
Nepal 80 30 45 10 0 10
Pakistan 885 400 485 35 15 15
Philippines 5,255 2,400 2,860 40 10 30
Saudi Arabia 60 10 50 10 10 0
Sri Lanka 170 90 80 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 385 410 325 165 155
Taiwan 420 140 285 10 0 10
Turkey 20 10 10 10 10 0
United Arab Emirates 110 75 35 0 0 0
Viet Nam 365 105 255 60 25 35
Other places of birth in Asia 760 340 425 40 10 30
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 515 245 270 20 10 15
Australia 95 60 40 10 10 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 420 190 235 10 0 10
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 511,545 253,265 258,275 123,520 59,745 63,775
First generationCensus data footnote 69 233,045 112,175 120,865 7,775 3,910 3,865
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 139,000 70,930 68,075 8,545 3,975 4,570
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 139,495 70,165 69,330 107,200 51,855 55,345
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 72 186,290 88,930 97,360 4,520 2,295 2,225
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 78,855 39,035 39,825 2,655 1,350 1,305
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 29,945 17,740 12,205 1,030 665 365
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 48,910 21,300 27,615 1,620 680 940
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 85,795 38,395 47,395 1,045 490 550
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 20,490 10,940 9,550 815 450 365
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,150 560 595 10 10 10
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 511,540 253,270 258,275 123,520 59,740 63,780
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,460 6,375 7,085 2,305 1,075 1,225
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,140 6,210 6,930 2,195 1,015 1,180
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,335 3,395 3,940 1,295 590 700
Métis 5,685 2,765 2,920 850 410 445
Inuk (Inuit) 115 55 60 55 15 35
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 200 110 90 45 20 25
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 120 55 65 65 50 15
Non-Aboriginal identity 498,080 246,890 251,190 121,215 58,660 62,550
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 511,540 253,265 258,275 123,520 59,740 63,780
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,205 1,805 2,400 530 255 280
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 507,335 251,460 255,875 122,985 59,485 63,495
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 511,540 253,265 258,275 123,520 59,740 63,780
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,760 1,345 1,415 495 210 280
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,710 1,330 1,385 485 200 275
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,940 930 1,005 390 160 225
Métis single ancestry 730 385 345 60 20 35
Inuit single ancestry 45 10 35 30 20 15
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 50 15 35 15 10 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 35 10 25 0 10 10
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 10 10 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 12,885 6,105 6,780 5,230 2,475 2,750
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,465 5,905 6,555 5,050 2,405 2,640
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,815 3,655 4,160 4,160 2,000 2,160
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,560 2,205 2,355 800 385 410
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 45 40 90 25 65
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 420 195 225 180 70 115
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 400 195 210 165 60 110
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 10 10 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 10 0 10
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 495,895 245,820 250,075 117,800 57,050 60,745
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 511,540 253,265 258,275 123,520 59,745 63,775
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 299,245 147,125 152,120 5,895 2,995 2,900
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 168,040 84,330 83,705 635 360 270
Chinese 39,890 18,865 21,030 1,175 615 555
Black 9,455 4,845 4,610 1,725 865 860
Filipino 31,865 14,575 17,285 240 90 150
Latin American 7,065 3,395 3,670 235 105 130
Arab 5,765 2,955 2,820 635 340 290
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,010 6,445 6,560 190 70 120
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,720 1,910 1,805 290 180 110
Korean 9,285 4,355 4,930 490 265 225
Japanese 2,850 1,320 1,530 60 15 45
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,995 1,005 990 75 35 40
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 6,320 3,130 3,190 145 55 85
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 212,295 106,140 106,155 117,625 56,745 60,885
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 511,540 253,265 258,275 123,520 59,740 63,780
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 5,725 2,690 3,030
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 4,740 2,235 2,505
Inuit 165 60 105 145 60 85
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 1,045 475 565
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 58,920 28,525 30,395
Acadian 140 70 70 1,765 890 870
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 1,285 660 625
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 56,905 27,525 29,380
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 45 20 25
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 145 60 85
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 25 20 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Québécois 110 50 65 25 15 15
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 25 10 15 0 0 0
European origins 200,365 99,410 100,950 86,530 41,510 45,020
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 74,455 35,470 38,990
Channel Islander 0 0 0 10 10 10
Cornish 35 20 20 15 10 0
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 40,295 19,295 21,000
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 37,660 17,490 20,165
Manx 80 40 35 15 20 0
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 30,785 14,600 16,185
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 2,535 1,155 1,380
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 2,575 1,110 1,465
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 25,005 11,865 13,140
Alsatian 30 10 25 0 0 0
Breton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corsican 15 10 0 0 0 0
French 24,780 11,830 12,950 25,005 11,865 13,140
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 10,055 4,775 5,285
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 245 135 105
Bavarian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Belgian 1,210 640 565 165 60 105
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 3,245 1,495 1,745
Flemish 125 45 80 10 10 0
Frisian 70 15 55 0 0 0
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 6,885 3,285 3,605
Luxembourger 45 25 20 0 0 0
Swiss 1,485 815 665 175 90 80
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 55 15 10 10
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 22,910 11,005 11,905 2,400 1,245 1,160
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 765 395 365
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 60 35 30
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 65 30 35
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 965 485 480
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 515 295 215
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 180 95 90
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 2,805 1,380 1,430
Bulgarian 290 125 170 40 10 25
Byelorussian 160 85 75 25 10 15
Czech 1,670 785 890 105 85 20
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 85 40 45
Estonian 295 155 145 20 10 15
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 300 150 145
Latvian 250 140 110 80 45 30
Lithuanian 335 130 205 70 30 40
Moldovan 80 50 35 15 0 10
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 815 405 410
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 160 75 85
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 605 260 345
Slovak 915 410 505 40 30 10
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 895 435 455
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 25 10 20
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 3,135 1,520 1,610
Albanian 465 200 260 0 10 0
Bosnian 390 180 210 20 10 0
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Croatian 1,805 960 845 140 40 100
Cypriot 45 25 15 0 0 0
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 360 210 150
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 1,545 755 790
Kosovar 40 15 25 0 0 0
Macedonian 75 30 40 15 0 10
Maltese 160 80 70 30 10 25
Montenegrin 60 40 20 0 0 0
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 395 185 210
Serbian 970 510 465 15 10 0
Sicilian 35 20 10 0 10 0
Slovenian 440 220 225 20 10 10
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 670 325 345
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 35 15 25
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 0 0 0 10
Other European origins 2,135 1,045 1,085 305 145 155
Basque 60 40 15 15 10 10
Jewish 910 425 485 150 65 85
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 10 10 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 65 30 30 0 0 10
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,085 555 530 125 65 60
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 545 235 310
Antiguan 10 0 15 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 10 0 10 0 0
Barbadian 225 130 100 45 25 15
Bermudan 30 15 15 55 25 35
Carib 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cuban 210 85 120 65 35 35
Dominican 100 55 50 0 10 0
Grenadian 65 35 30 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 10 10 10
Haitian 155 60 95 15 10 10
Jamaican 1,690 930 765 155 60 95
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 40 10 30 0 0 10
St. Lucian 40 10 30 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 605 320 285 75 40 30
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 30 10 25
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 50 15 35
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 40 15 25
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 330 155 175
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 20 20 0
Arawak 10 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 110 40 70 0 0 0
Belizean 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 15 0 15 0 0 0
Brazilian 460 185 275 0 0 0
Chilean 510 275 240 0 0 10
Colombian 785 390 395 40 15 20
Costa Rican 75 25 45 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 0 0 0
Guatemalan 650 310 340 50 20 30
Guyanese 245 105 135 10 0 10
Hispanic 300 150 160 15 10 10
Honduran 445 255 185 0 0 0
Maya 175 75 100 10 10 10
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 125 50 75
Nicaraguan 285 120 160 10 10 0
Panamanian 15 10 10 0 10 0
Paraguayan 65 25 40 0 0 0
Peruvian 395 205 185 25 10 20
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 10 0 10
Uruguayan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Venezuelan 115 55 60 10 10 10
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 630 275 350 10 10 0
African origins 10,310 5,190 5,120 1,375 710 665
Central and West African origins 1,905 1,025 880 295 175 120
Akan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Angolan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Ashanti 65 20 40 0 0 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 20 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 325 165 160 75 35 35
Edo 30 20 10 0 0 0
Ewe 30 15 20 0 0 0
Gabonese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 485 275 210 20 0 20
Guinean 25 10 15 0 10 0
Ibo 65 30 35 60 40 20
Ivorian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Liberian 115 50 65 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 40 20 15
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 685 360 320 80 50 25
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 35 10 25 0 0 0
Togolese 25 20 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 30 20 10 10 10 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 125 60 60 35 20 15
North African origins 1,370 715 655 135 85 45
Algerian 70 40 35 25 10 10
Berber 35 25 10 15 10 0
Coptic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 620 315 300 45 30 15
Libyan 50 35 10 0 0 0
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 270 140 130 60 40 20
Sudanese 290 135 150 0 0 10
Tunisian 35 20 15 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 10 10 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 4,190 1,990 2,200 170 95 75
Afrikaner 35 25 15 0 0 0
Amhara 45 25 25 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 60 40 20 0 0 0
Burundian 140 55 85 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 240 140 100 10 10 0
Ethiopian 555 265 295 35 25 10
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 270 140 130 0 0 10
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 210 120 90 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 10 0 0 0
Rwandan 60 20 35 20 10 10
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 1,185 540 645 10 10 10
South African 960 455 505 80 40 50
Tanzanian 60 20 40 0 0 0
Tigrian 45 30 15 0 0 0
Ugandan 75 30 40 0 0 0
Zambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 25 20 10
Zulu 20 15 10 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 10 0 0
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 825 390 435
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 115 50 65
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 705 340 370
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 5,240 2,675 2,570
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 2,175 1,130 1,040
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 20 0 15
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 220 100 125
Armenian 290 155 140 10 10 0
Assyrian 205 115 95 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 0 0 0
Georgian 55 10 40 10 10 0
Hazara 15 10 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,660 905 760 185 115 65
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 20 15 0
Israeli 105 60 45 65 30 40
Jordanian 170 100 70 10 0 0
Kazakh 15 15 0 0 0 0
Kurd 285 165 120 10 0 15
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 0 0 0
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 985 485 500
Palestinian 720 365 355 25 10 10
Pashtun 170 110 60 20 15 0
Saudi Arabian 20 15 0 50 40 10
Syrian 935 440 495 510 275 230
Tajik 85 40 40 0 0 0
Tatar 90 50 40 10 0 10
Turk 670 405 265 55 30 20
Turkmen 15 10 10 15 15 0
Uighur 40 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 45 20 25 0 0 0
Yemeni 45 30 10 25 15 10
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 555 280 270 25 10 10
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 765 400 360
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 30 15 15
Bengali 220 95 120 25 20 0
Bhutanese 0 0 10 0 0 0
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 560 265 295
Goan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 120 55 70 0 0 0
Kashmiri 70 35 40 0 0 0
Nepali 465 215 245 10 10 0
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 85 50 35
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 15 20 0
Sinhalese 305 170 135 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 15 10 10
Tamil 300 185 115 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 25 25 10
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 2,310 1,135 1,175
Burmese 610 335 275 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 15 0 10
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 1,315 685 630
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 240 80 160
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 945 460 485 35 10 20
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 85 25 55
Karen 525 255 270 0 0 0
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 500 270 225
Laotian 1,055 540 515 0 0 0
Malaysian 655 350 310 0 0 10
Mongolian 100 60 40 0 0 0
Singaporean 100 45 50 10 0 10
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 30 20 10
Thai 520 215 310 35 15 20
Tibetan 125 75 50 0 0 0
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 135 55 80
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 505 260 245 30 25 10
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 500 255 245 35 25 10
Oceania origins 9,155 4,485 4,670 125 65 65
Australian 995 495 500 85 40 50
New Zealander 420 200 215 20 15 10
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 20 10 10
Fijian 7,320 3,625 3,690 0 0 0
Hawaiian 155 50 105 15 10 10
Maori 100 45 50 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 85 40 45 0 0 0
Samoan 80 45 30 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 140 60 80 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 169,965 ... ... 52,875 ... ...
Owner 120,940 ... ... 37,175 ... ...
Renter 49,025 ... ... 15,700 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 169,965 ... ... 52,870 ... ...
Condominium 38,195 ... ... 1,760 ... ...
Not condominium 131,770 ... ... 51,115 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 169,965 ... ... 52,870 ... ...
No bedrooms 845 ... ... 165 ... ...
1 bedroom 18,985 ... ... 5,090 ... ...
2 bedrooms 42,665 ... ... 13,490 ... ...
3 bedrooms 48,100 ... ... 20,905 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,370 ... ... 13,225 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 169,965 ... ... 52,875 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 53,205 ... ... 10,870 ... ...
5 rooms 24,475 ... ... 8,410 ... ...
6 rooms 21,675 ... ... 8,470 ... ...
7 rooms 17,450 ... ... 7,445 ... ...
8 or more rooms 53,150 ... ... 17,675 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.6 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 169,965 ... ... 52,870 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 159,915 ... ... 52,615 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,050 ... ... 260 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 169,960 ... ... 52,870 ... ...
Suitable 154,380 ... ... 51,670 ... ...
Not suitable 15,590 ... ... 1,205 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 169,965 ... ... 52,870 ... ...
1960 or before 8,335 ... ... 14,890 ... ...
1961 to 1980 31,085 ... ... 17,490 ... ...
1981 to 1990 32,345 ... ... 7,015 ... ...
1991 to 2000 36,140 ... ... 5,245 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,495 ... ... 2,495 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,015 ... ... 3,555 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,550 ... ... 2,185 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 169,965 ... ... 52,870 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 162,920 ... ... 48,640 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,045 ... ... 4,230 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 169,965 ... ... 52,875 ... ...
1 household maintainer 90,450 ... ... 32,100 ... ...
2 household maintainers 69,480 ... ... 20,135 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,035 ... ... 640 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 169,960 ... ... 52,870 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,805 ... ... 1,730 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,995 ... ... 6,890 ... ...
35 to 44 years 34,310 ... ... 8,655 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,945 ... ... 10,805 ... ...
55 to 64 years 34,670 ... ... 11,115 ... ...
65 to 74 years 21,630 ... ... 8,090 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,070 ... ... 4,165 ... ...
85 years and over 3,535 ... ... 1,420 ... ...
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 141 169,530 ... ... 52,585 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 121,735 ... ... 42,680 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 47,795 ... ... 9,905 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 40,600 ... ... 8,780 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 120,685 ... ... 37,095 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.1 ... ... 60.2 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.5 ... ... 11.5 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,498 ... ... 935 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,608 ... ... 1,031 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 698,205 ... ... 179,576 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 757,863 ... ... 204,722 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 48,990 ... ... 15,695 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.2 ... ... 14.7 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.4 ... ... 36.2 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 908 ... ... 703 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,049 ... ... 738 ... ...
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 419,065 205,530 213,535 103,230 49,500 53,735
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,070 37,955 40,115 17,810 8,930 8,880
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 135,910 68,470 67,440 31,705 14,635 17,065
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 205,080 99,100 105,985 53,720 25,935 27,785
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,805 20,930 7,880 8,770 6,675 2,095
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,110 7,705 5,405 3,960 2,390 1,570
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,695 13,225 2,470 4,815 4,285 530
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,095 28,140 40,955 23,900 9,920 13,985
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,490 7,305 9,190 1,775 680 1,100
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,690 42,725 47,960 19,275 8,670 10,605
Bachelor's degree 61,130 28,275 32,860 13,710 5,850 7,860
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,620 2,820 3,795 1,200 565 640
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,550 1,395 1,160 520 345 175
Master's degree 18,405 8,860 9,545 3,475 1,670 1,800
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,980 1,375 605 370 235 130
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 280,900 136,390 144,510 67,645 32,430 35,215
No certificate, diploma or degree 35,180 17,805 17,375 6,340 3,430 2,910
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 82,810 42,025 40,780 20,135 9,560 10,580
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,915 76,560 86,350 41,165 19,440 21,725
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,550 14,840 5,705 5,915 4,540 1,370
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,580 5,605 3,975 2,590 1,560 1,030
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,965 9,235 1,730 3,325 2,980 340
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,145 21,675 32,470 18,440 7,725 10,715
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,305 5,345 6,960 1,230 490 745
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,915 34,705 41,215 15,580 6,680 8,900
Bachelor's degree 50,675 22,865 27,810 11,145 4,635 6,515
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,340 2,190 3,150 910 390 525
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,150 1,110 1,040 405 240 165
Master's degree 16,205 7,515 8,690 2,840 1,255 1,585
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,545 1,020 525 280 160 115
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 419,065 205,530 213,540 103,235 49,495 53,735
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 213,985 106,425 107,555 49,510 23,560 25,950
Education 12,685 2,720 9,965 3,955 1,050 2,905
13. Education 12,690 2,720 9,970 3,955 1,050 2,905
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,635 2,960 3,675 1,105 575 530
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,330 1,025 310 295 235 60
50. Visual and performing arts 5,300 1,935 3,370 810 335 475
Humanities 15,085 6,005 9,085 2,340 905 1,435
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,795 450 1,345 140 35 105
23. English language and literature/letters 2,945 880 2,065 490 130 355
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,925 2,750 4,170 550 175 380
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 30 15 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 470 290 180 140 105 35
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,230 775 450 405 245 155
54. History 1,505 785 720 485 195 290
55. French language and literature/letters 165 35 135 130 20 110
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,680 7,315 14,365 3,990 1,305 2,690
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 180 35 145 20 0 20
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,670 600 1,070 295 135 165
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,715 210 3,505 805 65 740
22. Legal professions and studies 3,200 990 2,210 650 290 360
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 275 60 210 150 45 115
42. Psychology 3,540 935 2,600 1,005 265 735
45. Social sciences 9,095 4,475 4,625 1,060 510 550
Business, management and public administration 43,715 18,845 24,870 12,120 3,750 8,370
30.16 Accounting and computer science 75 15 60 35 0 35
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,705 440 1,270 900 165 735
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,930 18,395 23,540 11,180 3,580 7,600
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,185 4,220 3,960 1,600 730 870
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,795 1,215 1,585 660 255 410
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,770 1,395 1,375 455 195 260
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 15 0 10
40. Physical sciences 2,210 1,485 725 295 215 85
41. Science technologies/technicians 345 115 230 170 60 110
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,495 6,050 3,450 2,175 1,345 835
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,915 5,305 2,605 1,950 1,240 715
25. Library science 300 30 270 85 25 60
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,225 685 540 125 70 55
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 30 30 10 10 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 41,590 37,775 3,805 13,315 12,470 845
04. Architecture and related services 1,130 770 360 110 65 40
14. Engineering 11,810 9,820 1,995 1,820 1,565 250
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,965 6,190 775 2,885 2,595 290
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,830 8,540 290 3,660 3,570 90
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,440 8,200 240 3,210 3,085 130
48. Precision production 4,400 4,255 150 1,625 1,580 40
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,630 1,690 940 530 335 195
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,870 1,145 725 275 125 150
03. Natural resources and conservation 755 545 215 255 210 40
Health and related fields 32,695 6,505 26,195 8,860 1,320 7,535
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,740 880 860 375 175 195
51. Health professions and related programs 30,415 5,305 25,110 8,295 1,015 7,280
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 540 315 225 195 130 60
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,670 5,010 5,660 3,725 2,150 1,575
12. Personal and culinary services 6,920 1,915 5,005 1,810 375 1,440
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 35 35 0
43. Security and protective services 1,515 1,090 430 845 760 85
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,155 1,930 230 1,030 980 50
Other 10 10 0 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 15 10 10 10 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 280,900 136,390 144,510 67,650 32,435 35,215
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 117,990 59,825 58,160 26,480 12,990 13,490
Education 9,000 1,710 7,295 2,645 615 2,030
13. Education 9,005 1,705 7,295 2,640 615 2,030
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,190 2,260 2,930 845 440 410
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 960 745 215 200 155 40
50. Visual and performing arts 4,230 1,510 2,715 650 290 365
Humanities 12,220 4,540 7,680 1,685 595 1,095
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,445 325 1,125 95 25 65
23. English language and literature/letters 2,270 595 1,680 395 95 300
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,840 2,190 3,650 390 105 280
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 30 10 10 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 375 230 155 85 65 20
39. Theology and religious vocations 900 540 365 230 140 85
54. History 1,215 605 615 380 140 245
55. French language and literature/letters 125 40 90 110 15 90
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,595 5,695 11,905 3,255 1,045 2,210
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 30 125 25 0 25
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 510 890 265 120 145
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 180 2,905 650 60 595
22. Legal professions and studies 2,615 760 1,855 525 205 320
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 220 40 180 130 35 95
42. Psychology 2,805 700 2,105 805 210 595
45. Social sciences 7,310 3,470 3,840 850 405 445
Business, management and public administration 35,995 15,310 20,685 9,605 2,985 6,625
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 35 0 30
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,385 350 1,035 710 125 585
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,550 14,945 19,605 8,865 2,855 6,010
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,035 2,950 3,080 1,175 515 655
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,180 920 1,255 520 185 330
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,925 890 1,040 320 130 185
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 45 0 45 10 10 10
40. Physical sciences 1,650 1,075 575 215 155 60
41. Science technologies/technicians 230 60 170 110 40 65
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,480 5,380 3,100 1,830 1,160 675
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,205 4,815 2,385 1,680 1,090 595
25. Library science 240 30 205 55 20 35
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 510 480 80 40 40
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 20 30 15 10 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 31,650 28,295 3,350 9,865 9,150 715
04. Architecture and related services 930 615 315 85 45 40
14. Engineering 9,670 7,850 1,820 1,450 1,210 235
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,070 4,410 660 2,335 2,085 245
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 6,545 6,295 250 2,725 2,635 90
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,335 6,155 175 2,215 2,135 80
48. Precision production 3,100 2,975 125 1,060 1,045 20
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,275 735 450 285 165
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 885 555 230 105 125
03. Natural resources and conservation 575 390 180 220 180 40
Health and related fields 26,520 5,315 21,205 6,960 1,025 5,935
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,360 670 685 335 145 185
51. Health professions and related programs 24,680 4,380 20,300 6,470 780 5,695
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 480 265 220 150 100 55
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,210 3,820 4,395 2,855 1,640 1,220
12. Personal and culinary services 5,255 1,410 3,840 1,390 290 1,095
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 10 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 20 0 10 10 0
43. Security and protective services 1,215 855 360 635 565 70
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,705 1,515 190 820 770 50
Other 15 10 0 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 0 0 10
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 419,060 205,525 213,535 103,235 49,500 53,730
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 213,980 106,425 107,555 49,510 23,565 25,950
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 205,080 99,105 105,980 53,720 25,935 27,785
Location of study inside Canada 133,615 64,270 69,350 50,560 24,255 26,310
Same as province or territory of residence 113,430 53,830 59,600 40,025 18,835 21,190
Different than province or territory of residence 20,180 10,435 9,750 10,540 5,420 5,120
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 71,465 34,835 36,630 3,155 1,680 1,475
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,330 2,910 2,420 920 520 395
Philippines 11,500 4,640 6,865 105 35 70
India 21,295 10,540 10,750 105 45 60
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,180 2,525 1,655 605 390 220
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,290 3,785 4,495 295 130 165
France 155 85 65 20 20 0
Other 20,720 10,350 10,375 1,095 535 560
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 280,900 136,390 144,505 67,645 32,430 35,215
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,985 59,830 58,155 26,480 12,990 13,485
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 162,915 76,565 86,350 41,170 19,445 21,725
Location of study inside Canada 104,120 48,935 55,185 38,750 18,240 20,515
Same as province or territory of residence 89,810 41,745 48,065 30,720 14,265 16,455
Different than province or territory of residence 14,305 7,190 7,115 8,035 3,975 4,060
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,800 27,630 31,170 2,420 1,205 1,215
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,945 2,110 1,835 645 335 310
Philippines 10,100 4,065 6,040 100 30 65
India 18,255 8,640 9,620 85 35 50
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,590 1,585 1,005 335 205 135
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 7,460 3,365 4,095 295 130 160
France 105 50 55 20 20 0
Other 16,340 7,810 8,525 940 455 490
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 419,065 205,525 213,535 103,230 49,500 53,735
In the labour force 274,690 145,365 129,320 64,945 33,170 31,770
Employed 256,875 136,945 119,930 59,065 29,450 29,615
Unemployed 17,815 8,420 9,390 5,880 3,725 2,150
Not in the labour force 144,380 60,165 84,220 38,290 16,325 21,965
Participation rate 65.5 70.7 60.6 62.9 67.0 59.1
Employment rate 61.3 66.6 56.2 57.2 59.5 55.1
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.8 7.3 9.1 11.2 6.8
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 419,065 205,530 213,540 103,235 49,500 53,730
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 138,395 57,610 80,785 35,310 15,090 20,220
Worked 280,670 147,920 132,750 67,930 34,410 33,515
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 127,975 75,260 52,710 37,190 20,010 17,180
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,700 72,655 80,045 30,735 14,405 16,335
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.9 40.6 42.9 42.9 42.9
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 274,685 145,365 129,320 64,945 33,175 31,775
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,405 760 640
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,845 126,075 63,540 32,410 31,130
Employee 237,120 121,515 115,605 58,810 29,540 29,270
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,800 21,330 10,475 4,730 2,875 1,860
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 172 274,685 145,365 129,325 64,945 33,170 31,770
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,400 760 640
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,840 126,075 63,540 32,410 31,130
0 Management occupations 26,110 16,695 9,410 5,915 3,605 2,310
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 39,845 12,055 27,795 9,750 2,835 6,910
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,255 11,485 2,770 4,375 3,415 960
3 Health occupations 17,700 3,505 14,195 5,805 880 4,925
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,670 7,375 17,295 7,425 2,360 5,070
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,110 2,980 3,135 1,240 605 635
6 Sales and service occupations 70,405 29,370 41,040 16,625 7,105 9,515
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 51,130 47,980 3,155 9,450 9,005 450
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,310 3,075 2,230 1,000 880 120
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,375 8,320 5,060 1,955 1,715 240
Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 173 274,685 145,370 129,320 64,945 33,170 31,770
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,400 760 640
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 268,925 142,845 126,075 63,540 32,415 31,125
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,715 2,025 2,690 625 460 165
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 630 485 145 765 610 155
22 Utilities 1,330 870 460 1,160 920 235
23 Construction 25,775 22,735 3,040 5,025 4,580 440
31-33 Manufacturing 23,375 15,895 7,485 3,990 3,165 830
41 Wholesale trade 12,190 8,000 4,190 2,625 1,670 955
44-45 Retail trade 31,115 14,265 16,855 7,865 3,530 4,330
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,310 19,785 4,525 2,625 1,985 635
51 Information and cultural industries 5,575 3,550 2,020 1,390 795 595
52 Finance and insurance 10,680 4,360 6,325 2,430 885 1,550
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,235 3,065 2,165 830 460 370
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,685 8,930 7,750 4,195 2,305 1,890
55 Management of companies and enterprises 475 210 265 85 20 60
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,020 8,755 6,260 4,340 2,380 1,970
61 Educational services 15,025 4,435 10,590 4,010 1,245 2,765
62 Health care and social assistance 28,675 4,910 23,770 9,480 1,525 7,955
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,515 2,215 2,300 980 525 450
72 Accommodation and food services 20,425 7,360 13,065 4,360 1,715 2,650
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,350 5,545 6,800 2,985 1,430 1,560
91 Public administration 10,835 5,465 5,370 3,800 2,215 1,585
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 174 256,875 136,945 119,930 59,070 29,450 29,615
Worked at home 16,085 7,920 8,165 2,895 1,380 1,520
Worked outside Canada 1,845 1,300 545 200 135 70
No fixed workplace address 45,075 34,270 10,805 5,970 4,465 1,510
Worked at usual place 193,870 93,455 100,410 49,995 23,475 26,520
Commuting destinationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census commuting destination data
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work - 25% sample data 193,865 93,450 100,415 49,995 23,475 26,515
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 85,015 36,240 48,780 27,330 12,065 15,265
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 104,565 54,650 49,915 5,370 2,425 2,945
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 3,550 2,105 1,445 16,700 8,545 8,155
Commute to a different province or territory 740 460 275 590 435 155
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 175 238,945 127,725 111,215 55,970 27,940 28,030
Car, truck, van - as a driver 176,815 100,280 76,540 44,835 23,055 21,780
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 16,435 7,620 8,815 5,190 2,045 3,145
Public transit 35,560 15,285 20,275 2,310 985 1,330
Walked 6,615 2,475 4,140 2,870 1,395 1,470
Bicycle 915 680 235 125 90 30
Other method 2,605 1,385 1,220 635 375 265
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 176 238,940 127,725 111,220 55,970 27,940 28,030
Less than 15 minutes 39,955 17,195 22,765 19,405 8,770 10,635
15 to 29 minutes 70,385 35,540 34,845 24,305 12,150 12,155
30 to 44 minutes 60,040 35,720 24,320 7,775 4,215 3,560
45 to 59 minutes 30,910 18,145 12,765 2,700 1,590 1,110
60 minutes and over 37,655 21,130 16,525 1,790 1,220 565
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 177 238,945 127,725 111,220 55,965 27,940 28,030
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,215 15,850 7,360 2,900 2,000 900
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 45,875 27,435 18,435 9,480 5,470 4,010
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,400 27,475 25,925 18,305 9,255 9,050
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,315 19,655 21,660 11,980 4,890 7,085
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 31,815 13,770 18,040 4,990 1,945 3,045
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 43,330 23,540 19,790 8,310 4,375 3,935
Language used most often at work
Total - Language used most often at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 178 292,675 153,680 138,995 69,775 35,310 34,460
Single responses 281,240 147,485 133,760 69,130 35,040 34,090
Official languages 264,180 137,980 126,205 68,840 34,880 33,955
English 263,810 137,865 125,945 68,125 34,655 33,470
French 370 110 260 715 225 485
Non-official languages 17,065 9,510 7,550 295 160 135
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 17,060 9,510 7,550 295 160 135
Afro-Asiatic languages 100 70 25 70 45 20
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 90 70 20 70 45 25
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 85 65 20 65 50 15
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 10 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 525 190 340 0 0 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 505 175 335 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 190 95 100 15 10 10
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 10 0 10 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 10 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 165 80 80 15 10 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 15 10 10 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 11,350 6,575 4,780 50 25 25
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 70 30 40 25 10 15
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 75 35 45 20 0 15
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 15 0 10 0 0 0
Russian 30 10 25 15 0 10
Serbian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 15 0 20 0 0 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 10 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 0 0 10 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 10 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 15 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 11,060 6,425 4,635 15 15 0
Indo-Aryan languages 11,035 6,410 4,625 0 0 0
Bengali 10 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 25 0 20 0 0 0
Hindi 180 95 85 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 10 10 10 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10,775 6,270 4,500 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 30 20 15 0 0 0
Iranian languages 20 15 10 15 15 10
Kurdish 20 15 0 0 10 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 10 0 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 185 115 70 10 10 10
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 25 15 10 0 0 0
Romanian 15 10 0 0 0 0
Spanish 155 90 65 10 10 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 40 20 15 10 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,010 540 465 15 15 10
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 35 10 25 10 0 0
American Sign Language 25 0 25 0 10 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 10 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,775 1,995 1,780 120 55 60
Chinese languages 3,755 1,985 1,770 115 55 60
Cantonese 745 385 355 10 0 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,840 1,495 1,345 100 50 50
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 65 40 30 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 105 60 40 15 10 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Burmese 10 0 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 0 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 10 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 11,435 6,195 5,240 640 275 365
English and French 445 195 250 565 235 330
English and non-official language 10,940 5,990 4,950 70 40 30
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 50 10 40 0 0 0
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 292,675 153,680 138,995 69,775 35,315 34,460
None 262,465 137,020 125,435 65,685 33,800 31,885
English 6,685 3,950 2,735 610 205 400
French 1,315 570 740 3,170 1,145 2,025
Non-official language 21,985 12,035 9,945 265 125 135
Aboriginal 10 10 10 0 10 0
Non-Aboriginal 21,975 12,035 9,935 260 125 135
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 100 30 65 10 0 0
French and non-official language 130 60 65 35 30 15
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 505,835 250,410 255,430 122,270 59,135 63,135
Non-movers 427,380 211,355 216,025 107,405 51,900 55,505
Movers 78,455 39,055 39,405 14,860 7,235 7,625
Non-migrants 47,880 23,715 24,165 9,255 4,365 4,885
Migrants 30,580 15,340 15,240 5,605 2,875 2,735
Internal migrants 20,835 10,455 10,380 4,660 2,330 2,330
Intraprovincial migrants 16,930 8,410 8,520 3,175 1,560 1,610
Interprovincial migrants 3,910 2,040 1,865 1,485 765 720
External migrants 9,735 4,885 4,855 945 540 405
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 482,610 238,500 244,110 117,230 56,645 60,585
Non-movers 268,040 132,485 135,555 79,025 38,450 40,575
Movers 214,570 106,015 108,555 38,200 18,195 20,010
Non-migrants 122,410 60,335 62,070 23,355 10,940 12,415
Migrants 92,165 45,680 46,480 14,850 7,250 7,595
Internal migrants 54,305 26,980 27,325 12,470 5,955 6,515
Intraprovincial migrants 44,835 22,155 22,675 8,785 4,120 4,660
Interprovincial migrants 9,470 4,820 4,650 3,685 1,830 1,855
External migrants 37,860 18,700 19,155 2,380 1,295 1,080

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Surrey, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Saint John [Census metropolitan area], New Brunswick (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed March 28, 2024).

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